Romance writing prompt
Friends at the Community Center
Imagine a story where two childhood friends lose touch but serendipitously reunite while volunteering at a community center in a city far from their hometown. Explore their rediscovery of each other and how they bridge the gap between their past and present.
Suggested length: A short story: 1,500 to 5,000 words, or flash fiction under 1,000
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Three ways to take this prompt somewhere nobody else will.
- 1Make the obstacle something they both believe in, not a misunderstanding.
- 2Put them in close quarters they can't escape.
- 3Tell it from the point of view of the one who falls first.
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